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#+TITLE: Nonguix
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Nonguix is a software repository for the
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[[https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/][GNU Guix]] package manager,
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which packages some software which cannot be included in the official
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distribution for ethical or policy-related reasons.
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Please do NOT promote this repository on any official Guix
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communication channels, such as their mailing lists or IRC channel, even in
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response to support requests! This is to show respect for the Guix project's
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[[http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html][strict policy]]
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against recommending nonfree software, and to avoid any unnecessary hostility.
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Before using this channel, you should understand the implications of using
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nonfree software. Read [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html][What is free software?]]
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for more information.
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(Check out the [[https://gitlab.com/guix-gaming-channels][Guix Gaming Channels]]
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if you're interested in nonfree games too!)
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* Warning
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This channel does not endorse any non-free application.
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We believe it is non-ethical, harmful to software development and
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restricts the users freedom.
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See the [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html][GNU philosophy]] for a more thorough discussion.
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Those packages are provided as a last resort, should none of the official Guix
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packages work for you.
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You should understand the implication of using non-free software. Some of those
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implications include:
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- Endorsement of non-free products and the perpetration of a culture of
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restriction on liberties.
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- Non-free software cannot (or hardly) be audited: it can potentially spy on
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you, destroy or steal your data.
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As a minimal security measure, it's heavily recommended to run any non-free
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software inside a container.
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* Installation
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Nonguix can be installed as a
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[[https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Channels.html][Guix channel]].
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To do so, add it to =~/.config/guix/channels.scm=:
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#+BEGIN_SRC scheme
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(cons* (channel
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(name 'nonguix)
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(url "https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix"))
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%default-channels)
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#+END_SRC
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* Using Nonfree Firmware and Drivers
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To use Guix System with the standard Linux kernel and nonfree firmware, edit
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the ~kernel~ and ~firmware~ fields of the ~operating-system~ definition in
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=config.scm=:
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#+BEGIN_SRC scheme
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;; Import nonfree linux module.
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(use-modules (nongnu packages linux))
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(operating-system
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(kernel linux)
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(firmware (list linux-firmware))
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...
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)
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#+END_SRC
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If you only need firmware for a specific piece of hardware, you may be able to
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save disk space by using a smaller firmware package instead:
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#+BEGIN_SRC scheme
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(firmware (cons* iwlwifi-firmware
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%base-firmware))
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#+END_SRC
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Then of course, run ~sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm~ to apply
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your configuration.
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** Installation image
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For some hardware the official Guix installation image won't do
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(e.g. unsupported wifi). You can generate an installation image running the
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nonfree Linux kernel and nonfree firmware with the following command:
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#+begin_src sh
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guix system disk-image /path/to/this/channel/nongnu/system/install.scm
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#+end_src
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** Broadcom Wireless
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Some Broadcom wireless hardware requires a proprietary kernel module in
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addition to firmware. To use such hardware you will also need to add a service
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to load that module on boot, and blacklist conflicting kernel modules:
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#+BEGIN_SRC scheme
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(use-modules (nongnu packages linux)
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(nongnu services kernel-modules))
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(operating-system
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(kernel linux)
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;; Blacklist conflicting kernel modules.
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(kernel-arguments '("modprobe.blacklist=b43,b43legacy,ssb,bcm43xx,brcm80211,brcmfmac,brcmsmac,bcma"))
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(firmware (cons* broadcom-bt-firmware
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%base-firmware))
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...
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(services
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(cons* (load-broadcom-sta-service)
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...
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%desktop-services)))
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#+END_SRC
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* Contributing
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Contributions are welcome! If there's a package you would like to add, just
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fork the repository and create a Merge Request when your package is ready.
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Keep in mind:
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- Nonguix follows the same
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[[https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Coding-Style.html][coding style]]
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as GNU Guix. If you don't use Emacs, you should make use of the indent
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script from the GNU Guix repository (=./etc/indent-code.el=).
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- Commit messages should follow the same
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[[https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Change-Logs.html][conventions]]
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set by GNU Guix.
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- Although licensing restrictions are relaxed, packages should still have
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accurate license metadata.
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- If a package could be added to upstream GNU Guix with a reasonable amount of
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effort, then it probably doesn't belong in Nonguix. This isn't a dumping
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ground for subpar packages, but sometimes we may accept free software
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packages which are currently too cumbersome to properly build from source.
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- If your package is a game, you should submit it to the
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[[https://gitlab.com/guix-gaming-channels][Guix Gaming Channels]] instead.
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If you have a history of making quality contributions to GNU Guix or Nonguix
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and would like commit access, just ask! Nontrivial changes should still go
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through a simple Merge Request and code review process, but Nonguix needs more
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people involved to succeed as a community project.
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